Unitarianism and the Iconography of Democracy: Decorations for the Library of Congress

Autor/in	Webster, Sally
Titel	Unitarianism and the Iconography of Democracy: Decorations for the Library of Congress
Quelle	In: Library Quarterly, 80 (2010) 4, S.357-383 (27 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0024-2519
DOI	10.1086/655871
Schlagwörter	Democracy; Building Design; Buildings; Libraries; Government Libraries; Federal Government; Research Libraries; Structural Elements (Construction) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Demokratie; Baugestaltung; Building; Gebäude; Library; Bibliothek; Staatliche Bibliothek; Bundesregierung
Abstract	The building and decoration of the Library of Congress in the late nineteenth century were emblematic of America's longing to be regarded as an enlightened nation and to take its rightful place among the great civilizations of the past. The sources for this ambition, illustrated in the paintings, sculptures, and inscriptions in the library's reading room rotunda, are a reflection of the ethical humanitarianism of Unitarianism, which advanced a modern concept of civilization that, in the decoration of the Library of Congress, became the intellectual underpinnings for the construction of a democratic, civic iconography. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10